My Luger Display

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indy1919a4 said:
But my main question is was this common for commercial Lugers to go into the Weimar inventory like that.
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I'm not a Luger historian but I've read that after Germany sued for peace, the Weimar Republic allowed some Lugers to be re-worked and issued to the police force. Also, some were allowed to be sold to other countries as commercial guns. The remaining guns had to be destroyed to comply with the terms of the Armistice. This eventually led to the demise of the manufacturer DWM. They couldn't sell guns so they went out of business.
 
I've always been fascinated with Lugers.....even as a kid we'd purchase squirt guns and my choice always gravitated to the iconic Luger. Didn't stop there, had to have a Luger cap gun (which I still have). First real pistol I ever purchased was a Stoeger .22 Luger. Visited (Galesburg, Ill.) Simpson's Collectibles Luger room many times, drooling over their collection of over 600 specimens. Unfortunately the
ones I wanted were thousands of dollars beyond my reach. Enjoyed the reworked Lugers of the late John Martz, what a craftsman! Someday there will be an original in my collection.



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Rembrandt said:
I've always been fascinated with Lugers.....even as a kid we'd purchase squirt guns and my choice always gravitated to the iconic Luger. Didn't stop there, had to have a Luger cap gun (which I still have). First real pistol I ever purchased was a Stoeger .22 Luger. Visited (Galesburg, Ill.) Simpson's Collectibles Luger room many times, drooling over their collection of over 600 specimens. Unfortunately the
ones I wanted were thousands of dollars beyond my reach. Enjoyed the reworked Lugers of the late John Martz, what a craftsman! Someday there will be an original in my collection.



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ha ha, I had the same one. I loved it. Also a Park Lugar water gun. (That still works) . Unfortunately I was supplied with many rolls of caps as a child and the cap goo ate the inside of the gun out.. This was my first lesson on shooting corrosive ammo..
I LOVE THAT PISTOL.. WAVES OF MEMORIES FLOODING OVER ME..

Thank you for posting..
 
Patocazador said:
I'm not a Luger historian but I've read that after Germany sued for peace, the Weimar Republic allowed some Lugers to be re-worked and issued to the police force. Also, some were allowed to be sold to other countries as commercial guns. The remaining guns had to be destroyed to comply with the terms of the Armistice. This eventually led to the demise of the manufacturer DWM. They couldn't sell guns so they went out of business.
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The main police alterations were fitting them with 100mm (4in.) barrels and a sideplate safety. Some also had grip safeties added, depending on the agency they were going to.
 
Rembrandt said:
I've always been fascinated with Lugers.....even as a kid we'd purchase squirt guns and my choice always gravitated to the iconic Luger. Didn't stop there, had to have a Luger cap gun (which I still have). First real pistol I ever purchased was a Stoeger .22 Luger. Visited (Galesburg, Ill.) Simpson's Collectibles Luger room many times, drooling over their collection of over 600 specimens. Unfortunately the
ones I wanted were thousands of dollars beyond my reach. Enjoyed the reworked Lugers of the late John Martz, what a craftsman! Someday there will be an original in my collection.



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I had a cap pistol very similar to that, but was more of a dull blue color other than the grips. No idea when I stopped playing with it.
 
Rembrandt
I've always been fascinated with Lugers.....even as a kid we'd purchase squirt guns and my choice always gravitated to the iconic Luger. Didn't stop there, had to have a Luger cap gun (which I still have). First real pistol I ever purchased was a Stoeger .22 Luger. Visited (Galesburg, Ill.) Simpson's Collectibles Luger room many times, drooling over their collection of over 600 specimens. Unfortunately the
ones I wanted were thousands of dollars beyond my reach. Enjoyed the reworked Lugers of the late John Martz, what a craftsman! Someday there will be an original in my collection.
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I remember having a full size Luger squirt gun when I was a kid! That thing was done to scale and even had brown plastic grips on it! And then there was the miniature Marx Golden Guns version which came with a nicely made plastic flap holster for it. That's about as close as I have gotten to owning a Luger though I wouldn't mind having a mismatched parts gun if I could get it at a decent price.
 
bannockburn said:
Rembrandt


I remember having a full size Luger squirt gun when I was a kid! That thing was done to scale and even had brown plastic grips on it! And then there was the miniature Marx Golden Guns version which came with a nicely made plastic flap holster for it. That's about as close as I have gotten to owning a Luger though I wouldn't mind having a mismatched parts gun if I could get it at a decent price.
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Pretty sure I have one of those in the attic, Ill see if I can find it when I get home tonight. There were several in the series, including a Python, M92 Beretta, and a 1911. At one point I had them all.
 
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Actually those squirt guns go really far back (probably got them at Woolworths), and I remember there was also a Beretta Model 1934 that was very detailed like the Luger. Both were really cool for playing "Army" with and I was particularly taken with the curved finger rest on the Beretta!

The Marx "Golden Guns" we're usually plated gold though there were some that had a black finish to them. My brother and I had Lugers, M1911A1s, S&W Model 19, Colt SAA, Colt Model 1851, flintlock pistol, double barrel side by side shotgun, and U.S. Model 1903 Springfield rifles (I think they even came with bayonets)! Like the squirt guns these were all products of the '60s

Sorry for the thread drift!
 
bannockburn said:
NIGHTLORD40K

Actually those squirt guns go really far back (probably got them at Woolworths), and I remember there was also a Beretta Model 1934 that was very detailed like the Luger. Both were really cool for playing "Army" with and I was particularly taken with the curved finger rest on the Beretta!

The Marx "Golden Guns" we're usually plated gold though there were some that had a black finish to them. My brother and I had Lugers, M1911A1s, S&W Model 19, Colt SAA, Colt Model 1851, flintlock pistol, double barrel side by side shotgun, and U.S. Model 1903 Springfield rifles (I think they even came with bayonets)! Like the squirt guns these were all products of the '60s

Sorry for the thread drift!
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Darn you guys.. Just when I thought I was out.. You pull me back in... Anything that happens is your fault :)

The Dreaded Park Luger Water gun. That's right it came with a removable water clip...

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I am envious of your collection,,,
But aesthetically speaking I have one suggestion.

The guns are too close together in your display,,,
It makes them all sorta "blend together" so to speak.

JMHO

Aarond

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Patocazador said:
I watch it every time it comes on TV. I never liked Ursula Andress though and I thought they should have had another actor play Willie ('Villie').
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I did not like her that much either, but as I grow older I will give her a pass for the Shower & Towel scene..
 
indy1919a4 said:
A question about your pistol and shoulder stock. When you snap it on, is there a little side by side wiggle when it is locked on????
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Once the latch is rotated into place it is rock-solid- but it may loosen up a bit after shooting, I haven't had a chance to yet with the stock mounted.
It is one of the modern Indian repros, and they advise you that some fitting may be required, but mine fit perfectly right out of the box.

Im partial to Ms.Evans myself.:)
 
NIGHTLORD40K said:
Once the latch is rotated into place it is rock-solid- but it may loosen up a bit after shooting, I haven't had a chance to yet with the stock mounted.
It is one of the modern Indian repros, and they advise you that some fitting may be required, but mine fit perfectly right out of the box.

Im partial to Ms.Evans myself.:)
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Thanks... I am sure then it is an original... Thats all you need to know... But how the Sam Hill can you not have shot it yet... Crap it is everything I can do to wait till I get to the range and not test it out the car window on the way home......

And 'em DIDDO..
 
I've thought that the P-08 was the most beautiful pistol ever made, and have 4. And, I've always wanted to show them off in a display case like that, but security always bothers me, because over time a much larger group of unknown visitors will see them. I thought about ways to add a dedicated loud alarm outside so neighbors could get the license number etc. So far I haven't found a good solution.
 
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